Errachidia

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, romanized: al-Rāshīdiyya), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Errachidia الرشيدية
City
Main road in Errachidia
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Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Drâa-Tafilalet
Province	Errachidia
Elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	92,374

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq, lit. 'fortified village of the market'),^[2] the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

Climate

Errachidia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F), on July 17, 2021.^[3]

Climate data for Errachidia (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	28.2 (82.8)	32.3 (90.1)	36.3 (97.3)	39.5 (103.1)	41.9 (107.4)	44.7 (112.5)	43.7 (110.7)	39.7 (103.5)	36.6 (97.9)	29.8 (85.6)	26.7 (80.1)	44.7 (112.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	18.2 (64.8)	22.1 (71.8)	26.1 (79.0)	30.3 (86.5)	35.4 (95.7)	39.5 (103.1)	38.2 (100.8)	32.9 (91.2)	26.8 (80.2)	20.6 (69.1)	16.7 (62.1)	26.9 (80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.4 (52.5)	15.6 (60.1)	19.6 (67.3)	23.8 (74.8)	28.7 (83.7)	32.7 (90.9)	31.5 (88.7)	26.4 (79.5)	20.5 (68.9)	14.1 (57.4)	10.1 (50.2)	20.3 (68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.0 (35.6)	4.6 (40.3)	8.8 (47.8)	13.0 (55.4)	17.3 (63.1)	22.0 (71.6)	25.8 (78.4)	24.9 (76.8)	19.9 (67.8)	14.2 (57.6)	7.7 (45.9)	3.5 (38.3)	13.6 (56.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.1 (17.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	−0.4 (31.3)	4.8 (40.6)	5.4 (41.7)	12.2 (54.0)	16.5 (61.7)	16.3 (61.3)	11.7 (53.1)	6.1 (43.0)	−0.6 (30.9)	−3.8 (25.2)	−8.1 (17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10.0 (0.39)	12.6 (0.50)	14.0 (0.55)	9.4 (0.37)	8.7 (0.34)	5.6 (0.22)	3.1 (0.12)	6.3 (0.25)	18.2 (0.72)	20.8 (0.82)	16.3 (0.64)	8.0 (0.31)	133.0 (5.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	1.4	1.7	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.3	0.9	1.7	2.8	2.8	2.4	1.5	21.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours	252.3	242.6	277.1	294.5	317.0	315.8	310.1	293.8	267.0	262.3	246.7	242.3	3,321.5
Source: NOAA (sun 1981–2010)[4][5]

Notable people

• Abdalaati Iguider - 1500m runner
• Rachid Neqrouz - Former footballer
• Mohamed Ounajem - professional footballer
• Meir Sheetrit - Former Member of the Knesset and Minister in Israel
• Yehiel Lasri - Former Member of the Knesset and mayor of Ashdod